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Imagery for the Nation

Imagery for the Nation. Program Contact Federal Contact: Stephen Lowe NGAC Contact: Tony Spicci Current Activities of the Program NAIP continues to work with the States Waiting for feedback from FGDC entire initiative Emerging Issues

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Imagery for the Nation

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  1. Imagery for the Nation • Program Contact • Federal Contact: Stephen Lowe • NGAC Contact: Tony Spicci • Current Activities of the Program • NAIP continues to work with the States • Waiting for feedback from FGDC entire initiative • Emerging Issues • USDA is progressing in the development of IFTN support services • Budget realities must be considered in any discussion June 2011 NGAC Meeting

  2. Imagery for the Nation Request for Information Current activities related to IFTN were reviewed. The NGA sponsored a Request for Information (RFI) to gather additional information about IFTN, and the FGDC Executive Committee continues to deliberate on the future direction of IFTN. From the last NGAC Meeting…

  3. NSGIC proposed IFTN in 2004 Notable progress: IFTN has been thoroughly studied by the FGDC National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) incorporated several of its principles Lack-of-progress: Funding Adoption at the Federal level IFTN - Imagery for the Nation

  4. NSGIC is considering options for: States and local governments to pursue to reduce administrative costs.  Leveraging large area contracting methods to save on production costs Providing consistency across state borders Structuring a program that encourages Federal agencies to partner with the States to share costs for imagery to meet their own business NSGIC Activities

  5. Request that the FGDC Executive Committee provide a clear and definitive statement on IFTN and outline the next steps to move IFTN forward and make it relevant to the Federal, state and local government users. Next Steps

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